Author
a number of Kuwaiti traders.
In addition to correspondence between British officials in the Gulf and India
Publication Date
16 Apr 1937-25 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
223
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/202
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0000c1
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
16 Apr 1937-25 Mar 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding the alleged smuggling of silk into India by a number of Kuwaiti traders.
In addition to correspondence between British officials in the Gulf and India (mainly in Karachi), the file also contains letters that were exchanged between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait and the country's ruler, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (in Arabic with English translations) as well as correspondence with a number of the traders that were accused of smuggling.
The file also contains the following:
Four Certificates of Identity that were issued by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Kuwait to the Kuwaiti traders involved (folios 32-33, 43 and 175).
An English translation of an article that appeared in the Iraqi newspaper,
al-Nas
on 10 September 1937 concerning the removal of visas from a number of Kuwaiti subjects (folios 63-64).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 4/17
